Sugar Detox
@jillybean1222 (6408)
January 8, 2018 8:35am CST
Today is day one of a sugar detox for me. After the holidays, I could definitely stand to lose a few pounds, but that's not why I am doing it. I just want to see how I feel if I stop the sugar. I've noticed as I get older that I feel pretty rotten when I eat too much sugar. Sometimes I'll wake up feeling hungover without having had any alcohol. It's because of the sugar, I'm sure. So I just decided to see how I feel if I cleanse my system of the sugar.
I'm not following a specific hard core sort of thing. Rather, I'm making changes that I know are an improvement over what I was doing before. I'm not completely cutting out carbs, but I am going to be limiting portions of the bad carbs (i.e. pasta), filling up on veggies, protein, and fruits. My biggest worry about starting this was coffee. Although I don't usually make it super sweet, it is usually a little sweet. So today, I made a homemade sugar free chocolate syrup to put in it with my half and half for a little "sweet".... All I did was mix some cocoa powder, water, and added just a little unsweetened applesauce to give it a tiny bit of sweet. Is it amazing? no.... but it does give my coffee just that little something to help me start on this little journey.... Normally, with my coffee, I have something sweet like a granola bar. Today's breakfast: oatmeal with blueberries. Very yummy. Very filling. More filling than my normal granola bars. i forget how much I enjoy oatmeal (as long as it has those delicious blueberries!).
I looked at that Whole30 thing. For me, that just wouldn't work. If I try something extreme, I feel more deprived. And I'm less likely to stick with it. Long term, I think moderation is key.
I don't plan to never have sugar again.... But I would like it to be less of the norm. I met a woman at Target yesterday who said that what she had been doing for 6 months was having no sugar Monday through Friday, but then allowing herself to have it on the weekends. I think she has the right idea.
I'm starting this at a time when it should be doable.... There are no holidays. No parties. There is book club soon, that may be tough. But I'm just looking at 30 days. Surely I can do this for 30 days.
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@jillybean1222 (6408)
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10 Jan 18
yes, exactly. i think there's nothing wrong with eating fruit. i've never bene one to eat a lot of fruit. so it's not like i'm going to overdo it on fruit. though, that first day, i think i had 3 apples. ha ha.
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@jillybean1222 (6408)
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10 Jan 18
i enjoy salt, but it's the sugar that tis my weakness!
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@DianneN (246334)
• United States
10 Jan 18
@jillybean1222 We all have our weaknesses.
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@LadyDuck (457249)
• Switzerland
8 Jan 18
You are right about not going for an extreme diet, I am like you, if I feel deprived I stop the diet. I like my coffee without sugar, only a little half and half time by time. For me it's hard to give up dark chocolate. I do not eat a lot, but a little piece every evening.
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@LadyDuck (457249)
• Switzerland
10 Jan 18
@jillybean1222 I cannot renounce to my dark chocolate.
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@jillybean1222 (6408)
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11 Jan 18
@LadyDuck i've been snacking on these little things called cacao nibs this week. just having about 5-7 of them. they are unsweetened roasted cacao beans..... they smell of chocolate, but are bitter. they just give me just enough of a chocolate flavor to help me over the hump... for now....
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@jillybean1222 (6408)
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10 Jan 18
once i'm done with my detox, i'm sure i will add back some dark chocolate to my life :-)
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@jillybean1222 (6408)
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10 Jan 18
yes, i never noticed in my youth that sugar affected how i felt, but i do now.
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@1creekgirl (40396)
• United States
9 Jan 18
I have found that I really don't feel well when I eat too many sweets. Best wishes, you can do it.
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@jillybean1222 (6408)
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10 Jan 18
yes, as i get older, i feel the effects more and more.
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@jillybean1222 (6408)
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10 Jan 18
thanks! yes, day 3 of my no-sugar coffee & i'm adjusting.
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@jillybean1222 (6408)
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14 Jan 18
@HazySue it's an adjustment, but i'm doing ok. :-) last night i worked my catering job & was around these YUMMY donut things that we serve sometimes. and wow, the smell made me want them so bad. but i was GOOD. I brought my apples & nuts to snack on.
@HazySue (39264)
• Gouverneur, New York
14 Jan 18
@jillybean1222 just keep on going one day at a time and you will make it.
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@scarlet_woman (23465)
• United States
8 Jan 18
i can't tolerate sugar..it makes me nauseous for some reason..
cheese on the other hand..that's my treat food.
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@garymarsh6 (23393)
• United Kingdom
8 Jan 18
Good on you! I wish you luck. I could not possibly give up my coffee though!
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@jillybean1222 (6408)
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10 Jan 18
thankfully, not giving up my coffee, but no sugar in my coffee is an adjustment. but i'm doing it! day 3 !
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@jillybean1222 (6408)
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15 Jan 18
fantastic! good for you! i read up on whole30, but i just don't think i could have done it.
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@just4him (305417)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
16 Jan 18
@jillybean1222 Some people can't. Thank you.
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@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
8 Jan 18
I am like you about following someones diet plans, I fail. I do my own and I usually make it.
Back when I lost 30 pounds, I laid off the diet one day a week and ate what I wanted.
Good luck, I am sure you can do 30 days.
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@jillybean1222 (6408)
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10 Jan 18
that's my long term plan.... do this full-on detox for 30 days.... then when i return to adding some sugar to my life? my hope is to be sugar free monday thru friday, but on the weekends, just enjoy myself.
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@kobesbuddy (74424)
• East Tawas, Michigan
11 Jan 18
It's usually not what we eat, as it is how much. I went five years, without sugar and felt pretty good. Once I started cheating a little, I found out that I'm actually a diabetic! Now, I'm on medications for this and I do eat sugar in very small quantities, less often. My blood glucose levels are great:)
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@jillybean1222 (6408)
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15 Jan 18
yes, i eat too much sugar in general, hence the detox. i definitely normally consume way more than i should. i think moderation is key
